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There'll be no film for a while, as my house move has been delayed and I cannot process any right now. Here's a small set from my digital today.
Cannon Hill Park and River Rea, Birmingham. Saturday 25th September 2010. Olympus E-420 with kit lens.
Joe Minter's "African Village in America" is located in southwest Birmingham, Alabama, in the lot next door to the house where he and his wife Hilda live. Behind their house and environment is the sprawling segregated cemetery, Shadowlawn, where his father is laid to rest. We walk the cemetery, and Joe gives me a lesson in the legacy of Birmingham's civil rights movement. (He was at the Kelly Ingram Park in 1963 when fire hoses and dogs were violently turned on the peaceful protesters.) He worries that those hard fight lessons are being lost and his home is a powerful reminder to all that stop.
The brightly painted tin and wood constructions, mixed-media pieces made of found objects-dolls, old car parts, chains, and cast-off boots-and placards painted with statements from Scripture and the Civil Rights movement. All are dominated by huge silhouettes of abstract metal and wooden shapes, many recalling human forms that loom against the sky. Underfoot are pathways of rusted metal and found lumber (punctuated by fire ants...be forewarned.)
Joe Minter's "African Village in America" is located in southwest Birmingham, Alabama, in the lot next door to the house where he and his wife Hilda live. Behind their house and environment is the sprawling segregated cemetery, Shadowlawn, where his father is laid to rest. We walk the cemetery, and Joe gives me a lesson in the legacy of Birmingham's civil rights movement. (He was at the Kelly Ingram Park in 1963 when fire hoses and dogs were violently turned on the peaceful protesters.) He worries that those hard fight lessons are being lost and his home is a powerful reminder to all that stop.
The brightly painted tin and wood constructions, mixed-media pieces made of found objects-dolls, old car parts, chains, and cast-off boots-and placards painted with statements from Scripture and the Civil Rights movement. All are dominated by huge silhouettes of abstract metal and wooden shapes, many recalling human forms that loom against the sky. Underfoot are pathways of rusted metal and found lumber (punctuated by fire ants...be forewarned.)
Birmingham City infested with Buses!
Taken using a Canon Rebel XT
18-55mm lens
focal length: 24mm
ISO 100
Aperture: f/7.1
Shutter: 1/125
Joe Minter's "African Village in America" is located in southwest Birmingham, Alabama, in the lot next door to the house where he and his wife Hilda live. Behind their house and environment is the sprawling segregated cemetery, Shadowlawn, where his father is laid to rest. We walk the cemetery, and Joe gives me a lesson in the legacy of Birmingham's civil rights movement. (He was at the Kelly Ingram Park in 1963 when fire hoses and dogs were violently turned on the peaceful protesters.) He worries that those hard fight lessons are being lost and his home is a powerful reminder to all that stop.
The brightly painted tin and wood constructions, mixed-media pieces made of found objects-dolls, old car parts, chains, and cast-off boots-and placards painted with statements from Scripture and the Civil Rights movement. All are dominated by huge silhouettes of abstract metal and wooden shapes, many recalling human forms that loom against the sky. Underfoot are pathways of rusted metal and found lumber (punctuated by fire ants...be forewarned.)
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these are not my photos they belong to this guy... my goodness look at BIRMINGHAM!
BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - JANUARY 29: Yoan Gouffran of Newcastle United during the Barclays Premier League match between Aston Villa and Newcastle United at Villa Park on January 29, 2013 in Birmingham, England. (Photo by Ian Horrocks/Newcastle United via Getty Images)
Once again Aston's Postgraduate graduation ceremonies were held at the impressive Birmingham Town Hall, followed by a reception on campus. Over 600 students graduated.
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Sort of hidden from public view, the historic canals, canal boats, and historic buildings right in the center of Birmingham.